Dååth

How often do you hear a good Death Metal band that isn’t from Europe? Not very often. Dååth (pronounced Doth) is one of the few bands from America that are among the elite of Industrial Death Metal. This six piece band is influenced hugely by Da’at and Kabbalah. The band consists of Sean Farber (vocals), Emil Werstler (guitar), Eyal Levi (guitar), Michael Kameron (synth/keyboard/vocals), Jeremy Creamer (bass), and Kevin Talley (drums).

The album opens up with “Subterfuge.” The track kicks off heavy and fast, instantly offering the listener a taste of what’s to come. Now I don’t want to put Americans down in any way, but who could imagine what some of them are capable of! Usually, American bands aren’t really that complicated and tend to stick to the riffs and lyrics that will really stick in a person’s head; radio-friendly stuff. Dååth is the opposite, offering music that is complicated and takes extreme amounts of talent. Sean’s vocals are incredibly disturbing, giving off an image of possibly a satanic demon growling into a microphone; while digging his nails into the soul of an innocent.

“Ovum” would be sixth. This has got to be my favourite track on the entire album. It’s fast, heavy, and sounds incredible. For those of you who don’t know what an ovum is, it’s the egg a woman creates for developing a baby. The song sends out a good message, trying to show how betrayal is sort of like destroying an ovum. Betrayal often leads to a crack in the relationship, or possibly even completely ripping the relationship apart.

Eleventh on the LP is “Dead On The Dance Floor.” This song is probably one of the more interesting tracks on the record. It’s by far the most industrial, that’s for sure. The track opens up with a weird, techno-ish beat, a little bit like something you’d hear at a club for hippies (Ha Ha). Once the techno sounds have passed and the Death Metal takes over again, the band really shows their individuality. Not many bands would combine Death Metal with Industrial (or Electronica); making one unique sound.

Overall, I’d have to say this is by far one of the most unique bands I have ever heard. I listen to A LOT of music, and Dååth has got to be in my top ten… at least. I urge you… no, implore you guys to pick up this album. If you see it on a shelf at HMV, grab it! It shouldn’t be too hard to find, after all, they got signed to Roadrunner Records and are being pushed like mad. Anyway, I give The Hinderers a 9/10.  [ END ]

Track Listing:

01. Subterfuge
02. From the Blind
03. Cosmic Forge
04. Sightless
05. Under a Somber Sign
06. Ovum
07. Festival Mass Soulform
08. Above Lucium
09. Who Will Take the Blame?
10. War Born
11. Dead on the Dance Floor
12. Blessed Through Misery
13. Hinderers

Run Time: 49:09